A high school diploma is the only requirement for many entry - level police officer jobs, though those who wish to
become Police Lieutenants should be able to list an associate or bachelor's degree in the fields of criminal justice, police science, or law enforcement administration on their resumes.
Rules of Engagement) is a green, but very ambitious
police officer who desires strongly to follow in his father's footsepts by
becoming a detective
lieutenant, which he attains by taking partial credit for the infamous Nite Owl murders, where three men barge into a diner and kill all of the inhabitants inside, including a former
police officer named Stensland (Beckel, Blue Streak) Stensland's former partner is Bud White (Crowe, The Quick and the Dead), a rough - and - tumble cop as loyal as they come, but also willing to do the things that Exley is not, namely, to cross over the line of the law to see that justice is served.
After several years of
police work, he joined the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in 1986 as a detective; he then
became a sergeant and, finally, a
lieutenant in 2004.